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Jonny
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Jonny asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 8 years ago

What makes you believe Conservatives are racist?

http://images.nbra.info/docs/library/NationalBlack...

Obviously the GOP does not have a racist past but after the 1970s or maybe later then that people claim they are the party of racist?

What kind of proof do you have that they are the party of racist? What policies make you believe that they are racist?

Update:

GhonoSif..Can you elaborate please? That was a very poor answer.

Update 2:

Yawn. You do know you can be liberal on some issues and conservatives on other. And your examples of the cons and liberals you know is horrible...

Update 3:

sofa...I wouldn't be surprised if that photo was doctored because I have never seen a slogan like that or heard of anyone using it.

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    1. MLK Sr. was a Republican. However, you must remember that he was born in the 1800s. Slaves had just recently been freed BY Republicans.

    2. MLK Jr. never endorsed a political (although it's speculated he favored Kennedy). He never said what he was registered as. MLK III called such claims "disingenuous."

    3. There was a great shift in political ideologies between 1929 and 1960. Before then "liberals" were Republicans, while "conservatives" were Democrats (also known as "Dixiecrats" for they were aligned in mostly in the South). The conservative democrats were the ones who began such programs as the KKK. Between 1929 and 1960, there was a big difference between Northern Democrats (liberals), Southern Democrats (conservatives), Northern Republicans (conservatives), and Southern Republicans (liberals). So basically, the Northern Democrats and Southern Republicans WERE the same party. Hence Eisenhower having to send the military to integrate the Little Rock school district after chaos from the Southern (conservative) Democrats.

    By Kennedy's election and Barry Goldwater's step into spotlight this had all been resolved.

    Source(s): http://www.snopes.com/history/american/mlking.asp ***I would also like to point out that I do not think a person is racist until they say/do something racist, regardless of political ideology. I was simply pointing out that the conservatives in the US DO have a racist background.
  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Conservative does not mean Republican, Liberal does not mean Democrat. When the media yapping pinheads can grasp the knowledge that is truth, then we can all agree to disagree,when it is needed.

    I have known ignorance and party ideology to the extreme from both camps, I have also known some cons that were against Jesus and libs that were for Privatising the Military, it is the same old song and pony show every 25 years it changes a little.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    I laugh when I read/hear people like me branded as racists;

    I'm an atheist conservative of Latino heritage.

    My political convictions are based on my understanding

    of the efficiency of the free-market capitalist system.

    In the 30s my father came to this country from Cuba.

    In his place of birth he earned a living by writing.

    Here he became a house painter supervising a small, working crew.

    He prospered...never regretting coming to America.

    All due to the wonders and blessings of our economic system.

  • 8 years ago

    I live around a lot of Conservatives and they are racist. So, I'm going to go with personal experience.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    I believe that because of conservatives here calling the Obamas quadrunes, half-black, sasquatch, affirmative action cases, and just plain n******s here every day.

  • 8 years ago

    Nothing, I have been a conservative since 1972 and I have heard far more racism come out of those that call themselves liberals.

  • 8 years ago

    "Minority" loving, guilt ridden liberal freaks should be treated no differently than the Jewish scum whose tune they dance to! Even though many stay within our race they are nothing less than traitors.

    Fact is ALL that dance to the tune of the Jew should and will be exterminated with the jew!

  • 8 years ago

    Largely due to the everything they say and stand for.

  • 8 years ago

    George bush doesn't care about black people

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